Hi - this is Srinivasan Sampathkumar from Triplicane. I have a passion for Marine Insurance, Cricket and of course Temples especially Thiruvallikkeni.
From Sept 2009, I am posting my thoughts in this blog ; From July 2010, my postings on Temples & Tamil are on my other blog titled "Kairavini Karayinile " (www.tamil.sampspeak.in)
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Sunday, July 6, 2014

At the famed
lawns of Wimbledon, Centre Court was dressed up for the coronation of Eugenie
Bouchard. Genie’s Army whooped as the starlet entered stage left clasping a
bouquet of flowers, smiling warmly at her adoring fans.

Even Buckingham Palace
played their part, dispatching Princess Eugenie, the Canadian starlet’s
namesake, to sit just feet behind the baseline in the front row of the Royal
Box.

~ it was not to be as Czech Petra Kvitova beat Eugenie Bouchard in a
lopsided victory besting her opponent 6-3
6-0.

A Google search for Eugenie Bouchard brings about 1,52,00,000 results (0.19 seconds) results while the search term Petra Kvitova
nets 6,320,000 results. And that is one
way of stardom !!

Away in FIFA, the hosts are still coping with the loss of its biggest
star, trying to find ways to remain upbeat about its prospects at the World
Cup. The medical helicopter that took Neymar home with a back injury also
carried away much of the country's hopes for a sixth world title, but the
tournament isn't over yet and Brazil is just days away from a difficult
semifinal against Germany.

In a few minutes from now, the most important match for
Grandslam title will be on between seven-times champion Roger Federer and the 2011 winner Novak Djokovic. The
so-called revolution by the 'generation next' of men's tennis failed to gather
further momentum as 23-year-olds Dimitrov and Milos Raonic came up short in
their bids to overthrow the establishment.
For all their time on the world's biggest tennis stage — Roger Federer
in 24 Grand Slam finals and Novak Djokovic in 13 — two of the sport's "Big
4" have met in only one major final: Federer won in straight sets at the
2007 U.S. Open. Federer leads Djokovic 6-5 in Grand Slams tournaments,
including a win the only time they've met at Wimbledon — Federer prevailing in
four sets in the 2012 semifinals, the only time they've met on grass.

Back home, we are bracing for the Budget 2014…… Lok Sabha Speaker
Sumitra Mahajan’s disinclination to use her discretion to give the Congress
party the Leader of Opposition position has put the main opposition party in a
tight spot. It cannot afford to be seen to be campaigning for a post that it
does not strictly merit according to the rulebook, but at the same time it
cannot give up that Constitutional position. After all, that's the only thing
that would distinguish the Congress from the others in the Opposition ranks,
all regional parties. Though the party leaders are mulling various options
including seeking legal recourse, so far there is no clarity. Whether Congress
opposes or not, brace for some more price rise is the clear message